- A 56-year-old woman died over the weekend while hiking near Quail Creek State Park in southwestern Utah after running out of water on a 106-degree day, authorities said.
- The woman was unresponsive when rescuers arrived on scene and attempts to save her life were unsuccessful.
- The incident follows a series of fatal accidents believed to be caused by extreme heat in the western United States over the past few weeks.
A 56-year-old woman died over the weekend while hiking near a southwestern Utah state park after running out of water on a hot day, authorities said.
Emergency crews were called to the scene Sunday after reports of a hiker “distressed by a lack of water and temperatures of 106 degrees Fahrenheit” near Quail Creek State Park, the Hurricane City Police Department said in a statement.
She was unresponsive when rescuers found her. Police said attempts to save her were unsuccessful. Her name and hometown have not been released.
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An aerial view of Canyonlands National Park. Several hikers are believed to have died in recent weeks in the western US due to extreme heat, including a father and daughter who became lost in Canyonlands National Park where temperatures reached triple digits. (Joe Soam/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The woman’s death is one of several believed to be caused by extreme heat in the western United States over the past few weeks.
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Three hikers died in Utah state and national parks over the weekend, including a father and daughter from Wisconsin who became lost during a grueling hike in Canyonlands National Park in triple-digit temperatures. A 30-year-old woman died and two others suffered heatstroke at Snow Canyon State Park.
Three hikers have died in recent weeks in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, where summer temperatures can exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit on exposed parts of the park’s trails.
